Jogathon Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our annual jogathon and we can't wait! We are hoping the weather holds out. This is the PTA's sole fundraiser for the year. The tentative schedule is as follows:

10:00 - 10:20 1st Grade
10:30 - 10:50 2nd Grade
11:00 - 11:15 Kindergarten
11:25 - 11:45 4th Grade
  1:10 -  1:30 3rd Grade
  1:40 -  2:00 5th Grade

If it rains the students will run in the gym rather than on the front circle. Speaking of the front circle, cars will not be allowed to park out there tomorrow. It is possible that the schedule may be altered due to rain. If there is a schedule change, I will send out another post. If you are available, please come out to cheer on the students!

Please remember that today is a half-day. Parent pick-up is at 11:15 and the rest of the students will be dismissed at 11:30.

This Tuesday we had our first CODE assembly of the year. The students look forward to meeting with Officer Brand and Officer Grace to learn about a variety of topics. You should have received a letter home on Tuesday indicating what the focus of each assembly was for each of the different grade levels. Please talk with your child about what they have learned.

This Tuesday we also held our first Student Council meeting of the year. Their first task is to finish filling the time capsule that will be buried in our playground in October. Next week they will start working on posters for the Word of the Day. Mrs. Gipe, our District Math Coach and Administrative Intern, will work with the students using Google Draw.

All of the words of the day are taken from our new Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) program which has a rich vocabulary component. It's exciting to hear kindergarteners talk about their unique fingerprints, first graders talk about personification, and third graders say they are meandering down the hallway!

The following are this week's words of the day. The day of the week and grade level(s) where these words are being introduced is also noted: personification (M, 1st and 3rd); exaggeration (T, 2nd), recoil (W, 4th), rapport (Th, 5th), and obedient (F, 4th.) Next week's words are the day are frightened (M, K), voluntary (T, 1st), astonished (W, 2nd), migration (Th, 3rd), inevitable (F, 4th.)

October dates to remember:
10/5   School Pictures
10/10 No School, Columbus Day
10/12 4th Grade Trip to Chittenango Landing
10/18 PTA Meeting, East Hill Library, 6:30
10/19 Book Fair Family Night, 6:00 - 8:00
10/31 Halloween Parade and Parties, 2:00

Have a great day!

- Lisa